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Month: September 2025
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On September 3, 1995, a quiet revolution in online commerce began when Pierre Omidyar launched AuctionWeb, the precursor to what we now know as eBay.
This moment marked the start of a platform that would transform how people buy and sell goods, creating a global marketplace that empowered individuals and small businesses alike.
Legend has it that Omidyar’s inspiration came partly from his fiancée’s desire to trade Pez candy dispensers, though this story has been somewhat mythologized
Regardless, Omidyar coded the initial version of AuctionWeb over a long weekend, launching it as a side project from his home in California. The site was rudimentary, hosted on his personal website, but it laid the foundation for what would become a global phenomenon.
In 1997, AuctionWeb officially rebranded as eBay, a name derived from Omidyar’s consulting firm, Echo Bay Technology Group. The domain echobay.com was already taken, so he shortened it to eBay.com.
The rebranding marked a turning point, as the platform began to professionalize and expand its reach. By 1998, eBay had gone public, and its valuation soared, reflecting its growing influence in the dot-com boom.
By 2025, eBay remains a major player in e-commerce, though it has evolved significantly from its auction-centric roots to include fixed-price sales and a focus on sustainability through secondhand goods.
Pierre Omidyar’s vision of a connected, community-driven marketplace continues to resonate, proving that a simple idea, launched on a quiet day in 1995, could change the world.
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Visited Your Brother Lately?
On August 3rd, 2025, at approximately 2 a.m., a violent altercation occurred in Lexington, Kentucky, involving two brothers.
According to a criminal complaint filed with the Lexington Police Department, Justin Dean, a 45-year-old resident of Richmond, Kentucky, allegedly entered his brother’s apartment without permission.
The victim reported waking up to find Dean standing over him in the bedroom. Dean then reportedly began stabbing the victim in the testicles using a pair of scissors.
The attack did not result in penetration but caused substantial and prolonged pain from blunt force strikes, along with visible injuries including scratch marks, bite marks, cuts, and bruises.
More on this story is HERE.
Birth At Burning Man?
On August 27th, 2025, during the annual Burning Man festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, Kayla Thompson, a 36-year-old from Salt Lake City, Utah, unexpectedly gave birth to a baby girl inside the bathroom of her RV.
The couple, Kayla and her husband Kasey Thompson, 39, had no idea she was pregnant—a case of what medical experts call a “cryptic pregnancy,” where symptoms like morning sickness, weight gain, or a visible baby bump are absent.
Kayla showed no signs of pregnancy, even while wearing a swimsuit at a lake the weekend before the event. Doctors later estimated she was about 35-36 weeks along, making the baby roughly a month premature.
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Those Crazy Wedding Guests…
A shocking theft occurred recently at a wedding reception in Glendale, California, where an uninvited guest stole a box containing approximately $60,000 in cash and checks intended as gifts for the bride and groom.
The incident took place late on August 31st, 2025 (just after midnight on September 1st), at the Renaissance Banquet Hall, turning what should have been a joyous celebration into a nightmare for the couple.
The suspect, who had blended into the crowd for about 90 minutes, was observed loitering in the lobby, ordering drinks at the bar, and making phone calls. Surveillance footage captured him dressed in all black, casually moving through the reception while guests were on the dance floor.
He then grabbed the gift box from the front of the room, used a serving tray to conceal it momentarily and fled through a side exit. Outside, he entered the passenger side of a waiting black Mercedes SUV and sped away.
The bride, Nadeen Farahat, described the ordeal to local news outlets as deeply violating: “He’s watching the dance floor. He’s watching our family. It’s so scary to look back and see that there was a stranger at such a private event and such an intimate event.”
Her husband, George Farahat, added that it was a “wonderful party until the incident took place,” emphasizing the tradition of cash gifts in their culture.
The couple is now offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the suspect’s arrest.
Full story can be found at THIS LINK!
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